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Jun Ikeido

いけいど じゅん

Ikeido Jun

Pen Names: Tsubaki Michio（Pseudonym used for the film screenplay of 'The Children of Shylock'.）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1963-06-16 （Kamo District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Screenwriter, Former banker
Active Years
1998-
Affiliations
Mystery Writers of Japan
Memberships
Mystery Writers of Japan
Influenced By
Jeffery Deaver, Frederick Forsyth, J. D. Salinger
Nominations
M1 — Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award nominee (2000), The Flying Tire — Naoki Prize nominee and Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award nominee (2006), Oretachi Hana no Bubble-gumi — Yamamoto Shugoro Prize nominee (2008), Tetsu no Hone — Naoki Prize nominee (2010), Shitamachi Rocket — Yamamoto Shugoro Prize nominee (2011)

Education

Gifu Prefectural Kamo High School
Country: Japan
Keio University
Faculty of Letters; Faculty of Law
Year of Graduation: 1988
Country: Japan
Joined Mitsubishi Bank after graduation.

Awards

Edogawa Rampo Prize
1998
Work: Hatsuru Soko Naki
Organization: Edogawa Rampo Prize Committee
Result: 受賞
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award
2010
Work: Tetsu no Hone
Organization: Yoshikawa Eiji Award Committee
Result: 受賞
Naoki Prize
2011
Work: Shitamachi Rocket
Organization: Naoki Prize Committee
Result: 受賞
Noma Publishing Culture Award
2020
Organization: Noma Cultural Foundation
Result: 受賞
Shibata Renzaburo Award
2023
Work: Hayabusa Fire Brigade
Organization: Shibata Renzaburo Award Committee
Result: 受賞
Japan Academy Prize (Excellence in Screenplay)
2024
Work: The Children of Shylock
Category: 脚本
Organization: Japan Academy Prize Association
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Hatsuru Soko Naki

1998 Mystery

Debut mystery novel set in a bank; uses the author's experience as a former banker to portray corporate intrigue and human relationships.

banksconspiracyprofessional ethics

Oretachi Bubble Nyugyo-gumi (Hanzawa Naoki series #1)

2004 Corporate fiction

First in the Hanzawa Naoki series featuring a banker protagonist; explores organizational life, personal struggle, revenge and justice.

corporate lifejusticerevenge
Adaptations
  • [TV drama] Hanzawa Naoki (2013 / 2020 TV series) (2013)

The Flying Tire

2006 Social thriller

A social thriller about corporate wrongdoing and an accident; emphasizes human drama surrounding the event.

corporate scandalresponsibilitysafety
Adaptations
  • [Film] The Flying Tire / 本木克英 (2018)
  • [TV drama] The Flying Tire (WOWOW) (2009)

Shitamachi Rocket

2010 Corporate fiction

A human drama about a small company's technological development and revival. Winner of the Naoki Prize.

small and medium enterprisestechnological innovationrevival
Adaptations
  • [TV drama] Shitamachi Rocket (TBS) (2015)
  • [Radio drama] Shitamachi Rocket (Radio) (2012)

Tetsu no Hone

2009 Corporate fiction

A social novel dealing with relationships between corporations and government; one of the author's works adapted for screen.

corporationsadministrationjustice
Adaptations
  • [TV drama] Tetsu no Hone (NHK) (2010)
  • [TV drama] Tetsu no Hone (WOWOW) (2020)

The Children of Shylock

2006 Entertainment fiction

An entertaining work written with strong respect for the characters' lives; the author also wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation under a pseudonym.

human dramajusticeredemption
Adaptations
  • [Film] The Children of Shylock / 本木克英 (2023)

Bibliography

  • Hatsuru Soko Naki
  • Oretachi Bubble Nyugyo-gumi
  • Oretachi Hana no Bubble-gumi
  • Rosugeine no Gyakushu
  • The Flying Tire
  • Shitamachi Rocket
  • Tetsu no Hone
  • Seven Meetings
  • The Roosevelt Game
  • Hayabusa Fire Brigade
  • Our Hakone Ekiden

Adaptations

  • Hanzawa Naoki (TV drama / 2013, 2020)
  • Shitamachi Rocket (TV drama / 2011, 2015, 2018)
  • The Flying Tire (Film / 2018)
  • Seven Meetings (Film / 2019)
  • The Children of Shylock (Film / 2023)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Accessible narrative voiceTension-driven plotsEntertainment-oriented popular fiction
Recurring Motifs
banks and corporationsworking peoplejustice and revengerebirth

Legacy

Using his experience as a former banker, he popularized corporate fiction. Many of his works have been adapted for TV and film, making him an influential figure in contemporary Japanese popular culture.

Academic Societies

  • Mystery Writers of Japan

In Popular Culture

  • Popularization of catchphrases via the Hanzawa Naoki TV adaptations
  • Increased public interest in industry and technology through Shitamachi Rocket adaptations
  • Broad media presence through multiple film and TV adaptations

Quotes

  • If you're wronged, strike back twice as hard!!
    Source: Hanzawa Naoki (popularized as a line in the TV drama) (2013)
  • Write about humans.
    Source: Jun Ikeido (interview) (2014)

Trivia

  • Former Mitsubishi Bank employee; left the bank in 1995
  • Wrote the screenplay for 'The Children of Shylock' under the pseudonym Tsubaki Michio
  • Debuted with 'Hatsuru Soko Naki', winning the 44th Edogawa Rampo Prize